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Senators who fought against 9/11 first responders' healthcare can’t use 9/11 in stump speeches

Senators who fought against 9/11 first responders' healthcare can’t use 9/11 in stump speeches

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Pamela Powers
Dec 22, 2010
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Senators who fought against 9/11 first responders' healthcare can’t use 9/11 in stump speeches
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No, a rule dictating who can evoke the memory of 9/11 to promote their re-election campaigns was not included in the James Zadroga Health and Compensation Act-- which finally passed the US Senate today-- but it should have been.

Senate Republicans filibustered passage of the bill to provide healthcare funding for 9/11 first responders for weeks and tried…

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